"My lord, no! You are the lord and should be in charge of the overall situation. How can you...".
Xu Kuang shook his head and said to Zhuge Duan:
"I understand what you mean. You are worried that something will happen to me, right? But if I can't win this battle, I'm almost dead."
Zhuge Duan sighed. He knew what Xu Kuang said was right, so he stopped trying to stop him and just warned:
"My lord, you must put your own safety first. If the territory is gone, we can build another one."
Xu Kuang nodded, got on his horse, and led the reserve team to the northeast corner of Mushroom Ridge.
…
Viscount Bai Hua casually chopped down a passing Mushroom Ridge soldier, frowning.
The quality of this group of soldiers surprised him. He looked at it for a while. On average, two or three soldiers from Baihua City died before one soldier from Mushroom Ridge died.
Moreover, Xu Kuang, a despicable guy, actually made a can that could spit fire. His cavalry sprayed it wherever they went. Now there were fires everywhere in the military camp, and the morale of the sergeants was completely lost.
There is no point in continuing the fight like this. Even if he wins, the post-war pension will wipe out the benefits of his expedition.
Besides, who knows if this battle can be won? He has been surrounded on three sides. If he doesn't find a way out in time, he may be completely destroyed here.
Viscount Baihua took a deep breath and called his lieutenant:
"Kron, you immediately lead all the cavalry that can be spared to the northeast road and occupy that road. Don't let the people of Mushroom Ridge make dumplings out of us."
Crown didn't hesitate, got on his horse and headed straight for the northeast corner of Mushroom Ridge.
Viscount Bai Hua did not hesitate, got on his horse and rushed towards Zhao Congfeng's location.
He had noticed Zhao Congfeng for a long time. This man had killed several of his generals in a row. If he didn't take action, his generals would be wiped out.
Viscount Bai Hua galloped on his horse and arrived in front of Zhao Congfeng in just a few dozen seconds.
When Zhao Congfeng saw Viscount Baihua, he took out his gun, but was caught by Viscount Baihua.
Viscount Baihua felt the force coming from his hand, turned around and ran away.
Zhao Congfeng was stunned for a moment and then chased after him.
Several soldiers came up and blocked Zhao Congfeng for a moment. When Zhao Congfeng came out, Viscount Baihua had already disappeared.
Ryan and his team in the northwest corner were also advancing steadily, and many soldiers who wanted to break out from this direction were killed by them.
Xin Jian also galloped wildly among the crowd, and wherever he went, it was like entering a deserted land.
These tens of thousands of people dispersed in all directions, and for a while, many people actually broke through.
…
Xu Kuang rushed to the northeast corner of Mushroom Ridge with 500 cavalry, but saw a group of cavalry ahead of them that was faster than them.
Xu Kuang did not hesitate and took off the rifle from his back.
The others saw this and followed suit.
Gradually, the two groups of people got closer and closer.
Xu Kuang took the lead in firing, and everyone behind him did not hesitate.
After several rounds of shooting, the other party also laid down dozens of corpses.
When the leading general Krong saw this, he frowned and quickly commanded the troops to turn around.
Xu Kuang ordered his men to maneuver to both wings.
Xu Kuang was not stupid. He saw that the opponent had so many more people than them. If he still had the courage to rush up, he would be really stupid.
Naklang was furious and quickly ordered the troops to disperse and look for their opponents, while he went straight to Xu Kuang.
When Xu Kuang saw this, he didn't dare to neglect at all. He directly put on his sunglasses and activated his skills.
The accuracy of Xu Kuang's 5th and 6th moves suddenly increased. After one magazine was used up, the ten opponents fell off their horses.
He inserted another magazine and fired repeatedly, but he didn't take Crown seriously.
Kerang was getting closer and closer to Xu Kuang, and Xu Kuang finally drew his sword and slashed at Kerang.
As soon as the two of them fought, they knew each other's depth.
At this moment, Xu Kuang's strength was still in the single digits. In a melee fight, he was no match for him. If he hadn't relied on experience, he would have been defeated long ago.
Xu Kuang deeply realized that he should learn the fighting method of the alchemy priest.
Although Kerang suppressed Xu Kuang in terms of strength, it was impossible to capture Xu Kuang. The two were in a stalemate like this, with fewer and fewer soldiers on both sides.
Suddenly, the ground shook even more violently, and more people and horses arrived.
It was Viscount Bai Hua. He saw Xu Kuang, with a ferocious face, riding towards Xu Kuang alone.
Xu Kuang secretly complained in his heart. If two people were to fight against one of him, he would probably be captured.
At this moment, Xu Kuang even thought about what to do after becoming a prisoner.
At this moment, two people in the distance shouted at the same time:
"Evil thief, don't hurt my lord!".
Zhao Congfeng and Xin Jian, one on the left and one on the right, took over for Xu Kuang respectively.
Unexpectedly, Viscount Baihua did not fight at all, but turned around and left.
A group of people left in a mighty manner. Zhao Congfeng wanted to catch up, but was stopped by Xu Kuang.
"Look at our casualties, stop chasing.".
Xu Kuang's decision was correct. It was already night, and tens of thousands of people were scattered everywhere. If they were gathered by capable people, they would be able to deal a fatal blow to the group of people in Mushroom Ridge.
Xu Kuang had no doubt that Viscount Baihua was such a person.
They returned to Mushroom Ridge, and not long after, the battle report came over.
Xu Kuang didn't want to read it, so Zhuge Duan could only read:
"In this battle, more than 8,000 enemies were wiped out, of which more than 2,000 were killed, more than 4,000 were lightly or seriously wounded, and more than 2,000 were captured. We suffered more than 2,000 casualties, including more than 700 killed and 1,000 wounded. More than three hundred...".
Xu Kuang's face turned gloomy. He thought the casualties would be heavy, but he didn't expect them to be so heavy.
If we only look at the results, Mushroom Ridge achieved a record of 1 to 3. However, the Mushroom Ridge coalition only had 10,000 troops, while the opponent had a total of 40,000. This was even in the case of a sneak attack, and the battle damage ratio was actually not as good as the opponent's.
Xu Kuang was silent for a long time, finally raised his head and said to Zhuge:
"The military's problems are too big. If they cannot be solved in time, no matter how many weapons we create, it will be useless."
Zhuge Duan said nothing, but basically agreed with what Xu Kuang said.
Xu Kuang sighed, looked into the distance, and thought:
"It seems it's time to open a military academy.".
Xu Kuang looked at Zhang Damiao and asked:
"Those instructors...".
Zhang Damiao’s expression was also ugly and he said:
"One hundred instructors, nearly half were killed or injured."
Xu Kuang's face became even more ugly. He really didn't know whether this should be regarded as a victory or a defeat.
Xu Kuang sighed and said to everyone:
"Although the opponent has retreated, it may not be without the possibility of a comeback. Please pay more attention to the defense of Mushroom Ridge. I also need to think about the future development of Mushroom Ridge."